Shiny Wartortle
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What almost everyone who talks about this means is "the prominent cultural and social visibility and influence of LGBT people" which does upset a lot of people, but is also not something that the Democratic Party can actually affect without a totalitarian cultural revolution.
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
What almost everyone who talks about this means is "the prominent cultural and social visibility and influence of LGBT people" which does upset a lot of people, but is also not something that the Democratic Party can actually affect without a totalitarian cultural revolution.
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A lot of Trump’s appeal comes down to the fact that people whose lives are boring & mediocre because they aren’t particularly bright, talented, or motivated, would very much like to hear a story in which actually it’s someone else’s fault.
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A lot of Trump’s appeal comes down to the fact that people whose lives are boring & mediocre because they aren’t particularly bright, talented, or motivated, would very much like to hear a story in which actually it’s someone else’s fault.
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One of the most bizarre myths of these COVID revisionist books is that people like Anthony Fauci were given dictatorial powers over US policy.
Mask mandates, school closures and lockdowns were imposed by governors! The CDC issued guidance but states weren't required to comply.
Mask mandates, school closures and lockdowns were imposed by governors! The CDC issued guidance but states weren't required to comply.
June 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
One of the most bizarre myths of these COVID revisionist books is that people like Anthony Fauci were given dictatorial powers over US policy.
Mask mandates, school closures and lockdowns were imposed by governors! The CDC issued guidance but states weren't required to comply.
Mask mandates, school closures and lockdowns were imposed by governors! The CDC issued guidance but states weren't required to comply.
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Pretty egregious error from this book: The authors say Swedish deaths fell by 2.3% during the pandemic, proving that the country's lax lockdown strategy worked.
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pretty egregious error from this book: The authors say Swedish deaths fell by 2.3% during the pandemic, proving that the country's lax lockdown strategy worked.
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
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Something I’m enjoying is watching the right try and make this situation “masculine” when it is two extremely catty and weak-seeming people having a petty, messy and passive aggressive argument in public, refusing to talk to each other at all
u know i had heard how weirdly macho and masculine obsessed the right could be about issues
but holy shit lol
but holy shit lol
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Something I’m enjoying is watching the right try and make this situation “masculine” when it is two extremely catty and weak-seeming people having a petty, messy and passive aggressive argument in public, refusing to talk to each other at all
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South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
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he really, truly thinks that stopping trade with China entirely is good
he doesn’t care how much damage it does to the economy or how many businesses go under - he thinks that if Americans buy anything from China we are losing money so it should stop
there’s no twelve dimensional chess here
he doesn’t care how much damage it does to the economy or how many businesses go under - he thinks that if Americans buy anything from China we are losing money so it should stop
there’s no twelve dimensional chess here
Trump: "We already made a great deal. We're not doing business with China right now. We lost $1 trillion with China last year, so if you're not gonna do business with them, you're not gonna lose $1 trillion."
May 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
he really, truly thinks that stopping trade with China entirely is good
he doesn’t care how much damage it does to the economy or how many businesses go under - he thinks that if Americans buy anything from China we are losing money so it should stop
there’s no twelve dimensional chess here
he doesn’t care how much damage it does to the economy or how many businesses go under - he thinks that if Americans buy anything from China we are losing money so it should stop
there’s no twelve dimensional chess here
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May 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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"Trump lieutenants have walked out of meetings and earnestly asked one another if they thought Musk was high..."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Trump lieutenants have walked out of meetings and earnestly asked one another if they thought Musk was high..."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
April 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
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On a 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk boasted that Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They?
“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?
wrd.cm
March 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
On a 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk boasted that Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
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HE'S LITERALLY READING A SALES PITCH
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
HE'S LITERALLY READING A SALES PITCH
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i am also continuously struck by this idea that ukrainians would not be fighting if not for zelensky. it is a version of the “NPC nonsense.” no one really has agency, in their view
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
i am also continuously struck by this idea that ukrainians would not be fighting if not for zelensky. it is a version of the “NPC nonsense.” no one really has agency, in their view
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This is the first part of Character Limit that made me laugh so hard I had to put my phone down
February 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This is the first part of Character Limit that made me laugh so hard I had to put my phone down
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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
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In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
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People gotta get it through their thick skulls: Elon Musk is not actually good at business. Tesla would have died many times over by now, if not for outright fraud. The tactics he is using on government now have destroyed Twitter as an experience and business. His other companies aren't profitable.
February 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
People gotta get it through their thick skulls: Elon Musk is not actually good at business. Tesla would have died many times over by now, if not for outright fraud. The tactics he is using on government now have destroyed Twitter as an experience and business. His other companies aren't profitable.
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What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.
February 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.
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The N.A. auto industry supply and assembly chain is entirely regional and cross-border.It would take years and cost OEMs many billions to reorient this to a different (and more expensive) model. This is one of the reasons why this nonsense probably ends soon. Mass US auto worker layoffs otherwise.
February 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The N.A. auto industry supply and assembly chain is entirely regional and cross-border.It would take years and cost OEMs many billions to reorient this to a different (and more expensive) model. This is one of the reasons why this nonsense probably ends soon. Mass US auto worker layoffs otherwise.
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robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
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Holy fucking shit
Everyone is waking up to it.
Quin69 explains this so goddamn well.
Everyone is waking up to it.
Quin69 explains this so goddamn well.
January 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Holy fucking shit
Everyone is waking up to it.
Quin69 explains this so goddamn well.
Everyone is waking up to it.
Quin69 explains this so goddamn well.
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Also watching YouTube commentators absolutely cook Elon for faking his gaming prowess is bringing me a lot of joy youtu.be/8Ui4h0J1mIQ?...
January 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Also watching YouTube commentators absolutely cook Elon for faking his gaming prowess is bringing me a lot of joy youtu.be/8Ui4h0J1mIQ?...